Eastlakes Athletics Centre Inc. has specific aims for its athletes, in particular the promotion of full participation and enjoyment of sport for all its athletes, their family and friends. The emphasis is on fun and personal improvement with a point score designed to promote these aims. The club also aims to give each athlete the opportunity to improve their skills in each event through coaching and practice and to improve general fitness. We hope to enable each athlete to reach their full potential!
We are a One Athletics club meaning we run Little Athletics, Juniors, Opens and Masters.
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Junior Age Groups
Based on community feedback, the double-barrelled age group names (e.g. “13's (U14)”) have been replaced with simplified terminology such as “13s,” “14s,” etc. This clearer naming better reflects the structure of our NSW competitions, particularly as the majority of athletes are competing only at a grassroots or club level.
While the naming conventions used in NSW do not currently align exactly with those used at the national level, all athletes, both in NSW and nationally, compete in age groups based on year of birth. This ensures consistency in athlete groupings regardless of terminology.
Open & Masters Age Groups
The Open age group will remain as per previous seasons with no additional changes. Minimum ages for events in the Open category will be outlined in the Competition rules related to the specific competition.
Master's age groups will still be determined as per the first day of competition, as per World Masters Athletics rules.
We wish to be one of the first Athletics club’s to implement a formal Child Safety Standards Policy in line with the Child Safety Standards set out by the Office of the Children’s Guardian, with guidance from Little Athletics NSW (LANSW). The safety and protection of our athletes and volunteers is our absolute priority. We will ensure that the guidelines are strictly adhered to, and any deviation will not be tolerated. Our current policy v1.0 appears at the base of this page.
Eastlakes Athletics Centre Incorporated has appointed a Member Protection Information Officer and a ‘Young Guns’ peer support network, independent to the Executive Committee, for our athletes to be able to ask questions and raise any concerns.
We also have a strong history as a family oriented and friendly club. The LANSW Code of Conduct and Behavioural Guidelines have been adopted by Eastlakes and will be soundly encouraged and enforced.
Child Safety Standards
Eastlakes Athletics Centre Incorporated follows the Child Safety Standards published and monitored by the Office of the Children’s Guardian.
Code of Conduct
We expect all athletes, parents, guardians, coaches and officials to follow the Codes of Conduct as outlined by Little Athletics NSW.
Behavioural Guidelines
All athletes, parents, guardians, spectators, coaches and officials must follow the Behavioural Guidelines as sent out by Little Athletics NSW, the Australian Sports Commissions’ Junior Sport Code of Behaviour.
New South Wales Masters Athletics caters to male and female athletes aged 30 and over, who live in New South Wales. They are the State Association for Masters Athletes, as well as a Club affiliated with Athletics NSW, and they promote, encourage, and host events specifically for those age groups.
Their governing body is the Australian Masters Athletics Association (AMA). Their competitions run in 5-year age groups e.g.: W30=ages 30-34, M45=ages 45-49 across all track and field events, and they represent fitness, fun, and friendship across a range of athletic events and activities.
Masters’ athletics is all about participation, so there are no qualification standards required for any master’s event held worldwide. If you're joining your local Athletics NSW club as a masters age athlete, joining their State Association as well will give you many additional benefits and opportunities, like setting masters records and competing at many different levels of competition around the world.
How to Register
Annual membership covers the period from 1 September 2025, to 31 August 2026. Opened early for Oceania competition in September.
If you wish to compete at an AMA Nationals, Oceania Masters Championship or World Masters Championship event: you need to have Association membership, as we are the official state body representing Masters Athletics, affiliated with Australian Masters Athletics association (AMA), which is in turn affiliated with World Master Athletics (WMA).
There are two types of memberships:
NSWMA Association Membership only
Select this option to join the NSW Masters State Association only, for example: if you are already a member of another Athletics NSW Club or are not wishing to join a Club at all.
NSWMA Club + NSWMA Association Membership: select this option if you are joining NSW Masters AS YOUR FIRST CLAIM CLUB and have not already joined another Athletics NSW Club. As an affiliated Athletics NSW club, we offer full registration to compete at all Athletics NSW competitions, as well as all the benefits of Masters State Association membership
All men and women aged over 30 years are eligible to join, be they social, amateur or professional.
Current membership is $35.00 for the month of September, then reverts back to the regular fee of $50 on October 1
Over 70 plus membership is $25 all year round.
Eastlakes Point Score System
At Eastlakes we take pride in all of our athlete’s achievements and acknowledging the personal growth of an individual is recognised to be as important as celebrating competitive success. A review of the point score system was undertaken by our committee and changes were implemented during the 2024/2025 season.
Our athletes rotate through the events available for their respective age groups over the season. They are awarded points (at club meets only) based on criteria listed below and these points are then used to calculate the winners of our Age Champions at the end of the season:
• Attendance at Saturday morning club meet – 1 point per club meet
• Participation (reasonable attempt made to participate) in an event – 1 point per event
• Placing in an event:
o 1st place – 3 points
o 2nd place – 2 points
o 3rd place – 1 point
• Personal best in an event - 3 points (prior to 2024/25 - 1 point awarded)
• Setting a new club record – 3 points (prior to 2024/25 - 5 points awarded)
Eastlakes also recognises that some athletes may wish to compete at external athletics competitions, which may prevent them from participating (and earning points) at an Eastlakes Saturday morning club meet. Where evidence of participation at an external meet is provided to the Eastlakes committee, the athlete will be awarded the maximum attendance and participation points that they could have earned at club on that day. Attendance at any of the following events will be considered:
• LANSW or ANSW sanctioned event e.g. State relays, State combined, Treloar Shield etc
• School Sports Australia Athletics
• NSW All Schools Athletics
• Australian All Schools Athletics
• Representation in an athletics event at State level or higher.
End of Season Awards
Point Based Awards
Trophies will be awarded for total points scored at the end of the season (adjusted for the number of events they are able to enter) as follows:
Age Champion – Awarded to the male and female athlete in each age group (6s and above) with the highest total point score.
Betty McKinley Club Champion Award - Awarded to the Age Champion (6 – 17s) who achieves the most points across all age groups over the season.
Note: Tots all receive a participation award at the end of the season.
PB Based Awards
PB based awards recognise the personal growth of all athletes. Trophies will be awarded at the end of the season (adjusted for the number of events they are able to enter) as follows:
Most Improved – Awarded to the male and female athlete in each age group (6s to Seniors) who attain the most PBs during the season.
Junior Throws Award – Athlete(s) in 6 – 10 age groups with most PBs in throw events.
Gerry Taggett Senior Throws Award – Athlete(s) in 11 - 17age groups with most PBs in throw events.
Junior Track Award – Athlete(s) in 6 –10 age groups with most PBs in track events.
Wayne Hurley Senior Track Award – Athlete(s) in 11 - 17age groups with most PBs in track events.
Junior Jumps Award - Athlete in 6 – 10 age groups with most PBs in jump events.
Senior Jumps Award – Athlete in 11 - 17 age groups with most PBs in jumps events.
Tony Mahaffey Award – awarded to the athlete 6 – 17 who has attained the most PBs across the entire club.
Recognition Awards
Recognition awards acknowledge our athletes who achieve success by representing Eastlakes at a competitive level, break a club record, or is outstanding in their attitude and sportsmanship throughout the season.
Club Record Breakers – Awarded to recognise any athlete who breaks a club record during the season.
Zone Award – Awarded to the best performing 7s athlete who represented Eastlakes at the Lake Macquarie Zone Championships. This recognises that 7s cannot compete beyond zone level.
Regional Award - Awarded to the best performing 8s athlete who represented Eastlakes at the Region 2 Championships.This recognises that 8s cannot compete beyond regional level.
State Award – Awarded to the best performing athlete who represented Eastlakes at the NSW State AthleticsChampionships.
State Representative Jacket/Bag/$50.00 - Awarded to recognise any athlete who qualifies to represent Eastlakes at the State Athletics Championships.
Ashlyn Blackstock Award – The wider club community is invited to nominate any athlete for outstanding performance across the season while representing Eastlakes in events outside of the traditional LANSW events. This captures events such as Country Champs, Treloar Shield, State and National Junior, Opens and Masters. Award is made to the nominated athlete with the overall best performance.
Mark Steadman Encouragement Award – Nominated by Parents and Age Marshalls and voted upon by the committee. This athlete has shown perseverance, resilience, sportsmanship and commitment and deserves to be recognised for their efforts.
